PM Modi Approves North Corridor Of Bullet Train Project: Delhi-Guwahati Trip In Eight Hours
What the coverage says
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greenlit the Northern High-Speed Rail Corridor, establishing a new bullet train network designed to link the capital with multiple regional hubs. As detailed by Hindustan Times, Railway Minister Vaishnaw announced that the route will connect Delhi to cities such as Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Varanasi, and extend further toward Guwahati. According to NDTV Profit, the project will bring major cities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar closer to the capital, enabling a Delhi-to-Agra trip in just 59 minutes, a Delhi-to-Lucknow journey in about two hours, and a Delhi-to-Patna connection. Hindustan Times added that travel time between Delhi and Kanpur will take one hour and forty-five minutes, while NDTV Profit noted the full Delhi-Varanasi journey will be reduced to 3.5 hours.
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- Hindustan Times reported it
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- Times of India reported it
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